Since reunification a trillion Euros have been transferred from West to East, to boost the economy there.

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Moscow's decision represents its latest break with fellow Middle East mediators in the West who've blocked aid funding to the Palestinians since Hamas took over the government.

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The 20 East champs to win finals since the merger were, on average, two percentage points worse against the West than against the East -- exactly the same margin as for the 22 East champs to lose finals.

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Since 1967, Israel has built dozens of settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem that are now home to 560, 000 Israelis an increase of 60, 000 since Obama became president four years ago.

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Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in January that since 1967, Israel has established about 150 settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in addition to about 100 "outposts" erected by settlers without official authorization.

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President Obama was in the West Bank for the first time since 2008 on the second day of his visit to the Middle East, where he held meetings in Ramallah with Palestinian Authority President Abbas and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Fayyad, and attended a cultural event at Al-Bireh Youth Center.

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